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"The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it."

"The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it."

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

Events, Fact, Results

151

"Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them."

"Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them."

Moo-hyum Roh, South Korean President

127

"None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events."

"None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Events, Population, Right, Spirit

73

"Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events."

"Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

Events, Journey, Memories, Past

55

"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

Events, May, Reform, Voice

55

"A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings."

"A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings."

Henri Bergson, French Scientist

54

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Events, Mistakes, Order

52

"Headlines twice the size of the events."

"Headlines twice the size of the events."

John Galsworthy, English Author

50

"The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are in principle accessible to scientific investigation."

"The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are in principle accessible to scientific investigation."

Phillip E. Johnson, American Educator

Events, Investigation, Reality

50

"I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players."

"I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

49

"Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written."

"Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written."

Jerry B. Jenkins, American Novelist

49

"Rossi was the first to describe another system working with valves in parallel; it has the advantage that it can easily be extended to coincidences between more than two events, and is therefore predominantly used today."

"Rossi was the first to describe another system working with valves in parallel; it has the advantage that it can easily be extended to coincidences between more than two events, and is therefore predominantly used today."

Walther Bothe, German Physicist

Events, First, Today

49

"Before this address to my countrymen is closed, I beg leave to observe, that as a new century has dawned upon us, the mind is naturally led ot contemplate the great events that have run parallel with and have just closed the last."

"Before this address to my countrymen is closed, I beg leave to observe, that as a new century has dawned upon us, the mind is naturally led ot contemplate the great events that have run parallel with and have just closed the last."

Mercy Otis Warren, American Playwright

49

"Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events."

"Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Events, Fun, March

49

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."

David Blunkett, British Politician

48

"It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence."

"It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence."

John Dryden, English Poet

Events, Fortune, Madness, Nothing

48

"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help."

"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

Events, Help, Pressure

46

"The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events."

"The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events."

Hans Frank, German Public Servant

45

"I've done a lot of Super Bowls and appeared in a lot of big, big events and places and the Masters and what have you, but there was nothing as intimidating as speaking with Billy Graham."

"I've done a lot of Super Bowls and appeared in a lot of big, big events and places and the Masters and what have you, but there was nothing as intimidating as speaking with Billy Graham."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

Events, Nothing

45

"If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them."

"If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them."

H. P. Blavatsky, Russian Philosopher

Events, Past, Shadows

44

"We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel."

"We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel."

Howard Stern, American Entertainer

Events, Planning, Sound

44

"I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year."

"I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

Events, Fashion

44

"Which suggests something about media and war: it's not just that events happen and the media documents and presents them. There is a third element: what the public is ready to accept, what the public wants to know."

"Which suggests something about media and war: it's not just that events happen and the media documents and presents them. There is a third element: what the public is ready to accept, what the public wants to know."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

Events, Media, Public

44

"It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events."

"It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events."

Dario Fo, Italian Playwright

Events, Limits, Open, Talk

43

"Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us."

"Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us."

Jane Roberts, American Author

Events, Meaning

43

"I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler."

"I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler."

Wilford Brimley, American Actor

43

"At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword."

"At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword."

Richard Cobden, British Businessman

43

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Events, Fiction, Intimacy

42

"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter."

"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter."

William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman

Events, May, Past

41

"By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate."

"By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate."

David Rockefeller, American Businessman

Events, Sensitivity

41

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

Events, Nerves, Quiet, Trifles

40

"Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity."

"Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity."

Elsa Maxwell, American Writer

Events, Giving, Humanity

40

"And now the sequence of events in no particular order."

"And now the sequence of events in no particular order."

Dan Rather, American Journalist

Events, Now, Order

40

"Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race."

"Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Events, Mythology, Race

39

"Events tend to recur in cycles."

"Events tend to recur in cycles."

W. Clement Stone, American Businessman

39

"The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images."

"The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Events, News, Propaganda

39

"Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity."

"Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity."

Russell Baker, American Journalist

Events, Humanity, Misfortune, Pleasure

39

"You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events."

"You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events."

John Berger, English Artist

38

"I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin."

"I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

38

"For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian."

"For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian."

Agnes Smedley, American Journalist

38

"There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games."

"There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games."

Shannon Miller, American Athlete

Events, Games, Television, Years

38

"All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise."

"All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise."

Cleopatra, Egyptian Royalty

38

"The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events."

"The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Events, Television

37

"Murderers will try to recall the sequence of events, they will remember exactly what they did just before and just after. But they can never remember the actual moment of killing. This is why they will always leave a clue."

"Murderers will try to recall the sequence of events, they will remember exactly what they did just before and just after. But they can never remember the actual moment of killing. This is why they will always leave a clue."

Peter Ackroyd, British Author

Events, Killing, Will

37

"The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions."

"The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions."

Hermann Ebbinghaus, German Psychologist

37

"I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but it might have."

"I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but it might have."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

37

"A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment."

"A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment."

Harry S. Truman, American President

37

"But the prospects of designing chemical plants for industrial scale chemical processes seemed far less interesting than the chemical events that occur in biological systems."

"But the prospects of designing chemical plants for industrial scale chemical processes seemed far less interesting than the chemical events that occur in biological systems."

Paul Berg, American Scientist

37

"I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it so even if I talk about the same event in the same town it's fresh."

"I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it so even if I talk about the same event in the same town it's fresh."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

36

"By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were then characterized by individual logarithmic differences from the standard curve."

"By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were then characterized by individual logarithmic differences from the standard curve."

Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist

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